Standing on the Shoulders of the Real Programmers: An Analysis of the Use of Usenet as a Site for Computer Hacker Cultural Formation. Presented at Internet Research 3.0: NET/WORK/THEORY, Masstricht, The Netherlands.

April, 2014: “All that’s left is the choosing”: BioShock Infinite and the Illusions of Control. Presented at Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association National Conference, Chicago, IL

October, 2013: Marching Ants, Sea Monsters, and the Sons of Ice Cream: The Carnivalesque Performance in Chikara Pro Wrestling. Presented at Popular and American Culture Associations in the South Conference, Savannah, GA

September, 2012: “I was drawn into the three ring sexcapade”: Pornography As Punk Subculture on BurningAngel.com. Presented at Popular and American Culture Associations in the South Conference, Nashville, TN

October, 2011: 'I see miracles every day': Anti-Rationalism and the Insane Clown Posse. Presented at Popular and American Culture Associations in the South Conference, New Orleans, LA

Professional Profile

Professor Wysocki earned his Ph.D. in Communications and Media Studies from Northwestern University. He earned a M.A. in Communications from Western Kentucky University and a B.A. in Broadcast and Cable Studies from Pennsylvania State University. His research interests focus on “deviance” and technology, including computer hacker subculture and online pornography, and on textual analysis of video games and professional wrestling. His research in the area of video games studies looks at the cultures being created by gamers, the cultures being created by games, the roles that players create as producers of their own vehicles of consumption, and the question of control in gaming.